Terms of Use

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF USE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING THIS WEBSITE. All users of this site agree that access to and use of this site are subject to the following terms and conditions and other applicable law. If you do not agree to these terms and conditions, please do not use this site.

Privacy Policy:

This privacy notice discloses the privacy practices for (www.scientific-equipment.com). This privacy notice applies solely to information collected by this web site. It will notify you of the following: What, personally identifiable information is collected from you through the web site, how it is used and with whom it may be shared, what choices are available to you regarding the use of your data, the security procedures in place to protect the misuse of your information, and how you can correct any inaccuracies in the information. INFORMATION COLLECTION, USE, AND SHARING: We are the sole owners of the information collected on this site. We only have access to/collect information that you voluntarily give us via email or other direct contact from you. We will not sell or rent this information to anyone. We will use your information to respond to you, regarding the reason you contacted us. We will not share your information with any third party outside of our organization, other than as necessary to fulfill your request, e.g. to ship an order. Unless you ask us not to, we may contact you via email in the future to tell you about specials, new products or services, or changes to this privacy policy. YOUR ACCESS TO AND CONTROL OVER INFORMATION: You may opt out of any future contacts from us at any time. You can do the following at any time by contacting us via the email address or phone number given on our website: See what data we have about you, if any, change or correct any data we have about you, have us delete any data we have about you, or express any concern you have about our use of your data. SECURITY: We take precautions to protect your information. When you submit sensitive information via the website, your information is protected both online and offline. Wherever we collect sensitive information (such as credit card data), that information is encrypted and transmitted to us in a secure way. You can verify this by looking for a closed lock icon at the bottom of your web browser, or looking for "https" at the beginning of the address of the web page. While we use encryption to protect sensitive information transmitted online, we also protect your information offline. Only employees who need the information to perform a specific job (for example, billing or customer service) are granted access to personally identifiable information. The computers/servers in which we store personally identifiable information are kept in a secure environment.

If you feel that we are not abiding by this privacy policy, you should contact us immediately via telephone at 650-938-3169 or info@scientific-equipment.com.

Copyright:

The entire content included in this site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of Scientific Equipment Repair. The collective work includes works that are licensed to Scientific Equipment Repair. Copyright 1999-2017, Scientific Equipment Repair ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission is granted to electronically copy and print hard copy portions of this site for the sole purpose of placing an order with Scientific Equipment Repair or purchasing Scientific Equipment Repair products. You may display and, subject to any expressly stated restrictions or limitations relating to specific material, download or print portions of the material from the different areas of the site solely for your own non-commercial use, or to place an order with Scientific Equipment Repair or to purchase Scientific Equipment Repair products. Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized by Scientific Equipment Repair. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from the site.

Trademarks:

All trademarks, service marks and trade names of Scientific Equipment Repair used in the site are trademarks or registered trademarks of Scientific Equipment Repair.

Typographical Errors:

In the event that a Scientific Equipment Repair product is mistakenly listed at an incorrect price, Scientific Equipment Repair reserves the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price. Scientific Equipment Repair reserves the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is cancelled, Scientific Equipment Repair shall issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the incorrect price.

Miscellaneous:

Your use of this site shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the state of California, U.S.A., without regard to choice of law provisions, and not by the 1980 U.N. Convention on contracts for the international sale of goods. You agree that jurisdiction over and venue in any legal proceeding directly or indirectly arising out of or relating to this site (including but not limited to the purchase of Scientific Equipment Repair products and services) shall be in the state or federal courts located in Santa Clara County, California. Any cause of action or claim you may have with respect to the site (including but not limited to the purchase of Scientific Equipment Repair products or services) must be commenced within one (1) year after the claim or cause of action arises. Scientific Equipment Repair's failure to insist upon or enforce strict performance of any provision of these terms and conditions shall not be construed as a waiver of any provision or right. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these terms and conditions. Scientific Equipment Repair may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.

Software:

It is solely Buyer's responsibility to obtain and/or maintain a proper user agreement with the software provider for an instrument that comes with a computer and/or software installed and/or on media. Purchase does not include, unless otherwise stated, any license or end-user rights from manufacturer; contents are for reference/testing purposes only. Buyer acknowledges this condition of sale. Scientific Equipment Repair assumes no responsibility whatsoever for issuance of the user agreement and/or license. Due to the delicate nature of the software storage (on any media), no guarantee is offered for the software and/or any key diskettes required. No proprietary software or intellectual property rights whatsoever are offered as part of sale; and no such rights shall be transferred hereby.

Limitation of Liability:

Most items sold by Scientific Equipment Repair are previously owned and used in various processes. They might have come in contact with hazardous waste or dangerous chemicals. Even though the instruments sold by Scientific Equipment Repair are cleaned prior to sale, there may be residual chemicals left on the instruments. Buyer understands that all risks associated with such chemicals or processes are borne by the Buyer and that Scientific Equipment Repair is not responsible for any decontamination of the equipment. Buyer will indemnify Scientific Equipment Repair from any and all claims, obligations or liabilities, including court costs and attorney's fees, arising out of or relating to any issues that might arise from the matters set forth herein.

Suitability:

Scientific Equipment Repair does not take responsibility for the suitability of any purchased equipment to fit a Buyer's particular application. The Buyer's requirements are their sole responsibility and any research and/or questioning is assumed to have taken place by the Buyer or Buyer's entity prior to a transaction. Scientific Equipment Repair will attempt to assist the Buyer in product selection, however, Scientific Equipment Repair assumes no responsibility for improper product selection. Purchase indicates that the Buyer understands what an instrument can or cannot accomplish, what a sale or listing includes or does not include, and that the instrument will properly integrate into their application. In the case that Scientific Equipment Repair allows a return due to improper product selection a restocking fee of 20% of the original sale price will be assessed.

Indemnification:

You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless Scientific Equipment Repair, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers (collectively the "Service Providers") from and against all losses, expenses, damages and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these terms and conditions or any activity related to your account (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the site using your Internet account.

Third-Party Links:

In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, Scientific Equipment Repair may link to sites operated by third parties. However, even if the third party is affiliated with Scientific Equipment Repair, Scientific Equipment Repair has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of Scientific Equipment Repair. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, Scientific Equipment Repair seeks to protect the integrity of its web site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).